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Ministry of Science & Technology
ICAR – CCARI, Goa organized a special lecture on organ and tissue donation under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav
Panaji-Goa | April 7, 2022
ICAR – Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute , Goa and ICAR – Krishi Vigyan Kendra, North Goa organized a special lecture on “Organ and tissue donation-awareness/education/ information bridging the gap” in collaboration with State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization , Goa . under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
In the inaugural address Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR- CCARI, Goa welcomed the speaker and shared his experiences and close association with blind students. Being himself a pledged organ donor, he said that, decision to donate organs is a life-saving one, helping people in dire need of transplants. He further requested the staff of the Institute to donate organs for the noble cause.
Dr. Preeti Varghese, Joint Director, SOTTO, Goa in life awakening lecture talked about the importance of organ transplant especially vital organs like kidney, heart, lungs and liver, she stressed, every year nearly 5 lakh Indians die due to unavailability of organs, so organ donation is an honorable deed and requested everyone to pledge their organs and tissues to save lives. She said that, one persons ‘WILL’ to donate organs can be a ray of light transforming eight lives and lives of eight families. Smt. Shraddha Kelkar, Consultant IEC, SOTTO Goa explained the process of registration to pledge the organ. Around 40 Institute staff attended in this program. Shri Rahul Kulkarni, Assistant Chief Technical Officer, ICAR-KVK, North Goa coordinated this programme.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 50
More than 2.06Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
11.64 lakh vaccine doses given till 7pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.06Crore today.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers  started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
A total of 2,06,62,073vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7pmtoday.
These include 69,72,859HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 35,22,671HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 65,02,869FLWs , 1,97,853FLWs , 4,60,782beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 30,05,039beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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Total 11,64,422vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today, the fiftieth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 9,44,919beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,19,503HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM addresses event to mark the inauguration of Basava Jayanthi 2017, and Golden Jubilee Celebration of Basava Samithi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today dedicated the holy Vachanas of Basavanna, translated into 23 languages, and addressed an event to mark the inauguration of Basava Jayanthi 2017, and Golden Jubilee Celebration of Basava Samithi, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said India's history is not only about defeat, poverty or colonialism. India gave the message of good governance, non-violence and Satyagraha, he added.
Paying homage to Lord Basaveshwara, he said Basaveshwara had envisioned a democratic arrangement, several centuries ago. He said our land has been blessed with great individuals who have transformed our society. He said reform has always come to our society from within, whenever required. He expressed confidence that reformers would emerge from within the Muslim community itself, to put an end to the pain suffered by some Muslim women, because of the practice of “triple talaq.” He urged the Muslim community not to look at this issue through a political lens.
Describing Lord Basaveshwara’s Vachanas as a basis for good governance, the Prime Minister said the fruits of development such as housing, electricity and roads should reach one and all, without distinction. He said this is the true essence of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.”
The Prime Minister recalled the occasion in November 2015 in London, when he had unveiled the bust of Lord Basaveshwara.
After the event, the Prime Minister walked to the audience to meet the family members of the great Kannada scholar Late Shri M.M. Kalburgi.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Mega Consolidation in Public Sector Banks {PSBs} with effect from 1.4.2020
Government transforms PSB landscape with consolidation of ten PSBs into four with effect from 1.4.2020
Amalgamations to enable creation of digitally driven consolidated banks with global heft and business synergies
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the mega consolidation of ten PSBs into four which include the –
 Amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India into Punjab National Bank
 Amalgamation of Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank
 Amalgamation of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India
 Amalgamation of Allahabad Bank into Indian Bank
The amalgamation would be effective from 1.4.2020 and would result in creation of seven large PSBs with scale and national reach with each amalgamated entity having a business of over Rupees Eight lakh crore. The Mega consolidation would help create banks with scale comparable to global banks and capable of competing effectively in India and globally. Greater scale and synergy through consolidation would lead to cost benefits which should enable the PSBs enhance their competitiveness and positively impact the Indian banking system.
In addition, consolidation would also provide impetus to amalgamated entities by increasing their ability to support larger ticket-size lending and have competitive operations by virtue of greater financial capacity. The adoption of best practices across amalgamating entities would enable the banks improve their cost efficiency and risk management, and also boost the goal of financial inclusion through wider reach.
Further, with the adoption of technologies across the amalgamating banks, access to a wider talent pool, and a larger database, PSBs would be in a position to gain competitive advantage by leveraging analytics in a rapidly digitalising banking landscape.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Way to predicting solar cycles-- Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Digitized Data probes Sun’s rotation over the Century
Scientists have estimated how the Sun has rotated over a century from data extracted from old films and photographs that have been digitized. This estimation would help study magnetic field generated in the interior of the Sun, which causes sunspots and results in extreme situations like the historical mini-ice age on Earth . It could also help predict solar cycles and their variations in the future.
The Sun rotates more quickly at its equator than at its poles. Over time, the Sun's differential rotation rates cause its magnetic field to become twisted and tangled. The tangles in the magnetic field lines can produce strong localized magnetic fields. When the Sun's magnetic field gets twisted, there are lots of sunspots. The sunspots which form at the surface with an 11-year periodicity are the only route to probe the solar dynamo or solar magnetism inside the Sun and hence measure the variation in solar rotation.
Researchers led by Mr. Bibhuti Kumar Jha, a Ph.D. student from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences , an autonomous institute under Department of Science and Technology , Govt. of India, along with the collaborators from Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Goettingen, Germany and Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, USA have studied the solar rotation by tracing sun spots from century-old digitalized films and photographs. The old films and photographs were taken at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory  of Indian Institute of Astrophysics , an autonomous institute of DST, and have now been digitised.
The team compared the consistent digitized data with manual data of rotation taken earlier and said that they have been able to differentiate the behaviors of the bigger and smaller solar spots for the first time.
Such digitized data and differentiation of bigger and smaller sun spots can improve understanding of solar magnetism and sun spots, paving the path towards predicting solar cycles in the future.
Figure 1: A cartoon image showing the solar rotation observed at different latitude. Image courtesy NASA
Figure 2: Rotation profile of the Sun measures using two different sizes of sunspots .
[Publication link:
Arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.01941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-021-01767-8
For more information, contact Bibhuti Kumar Jha .]
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Government ensures Cargo flight operations for medical supplies to various parts of the country
The Ministry of Civil Aviation  is coordinating with state Governments for supply of medical equipment and related essential items needed for protection against and testing of COVID-19. Based on requirements received from various states on urgent basis, the senior officials of the Ministry coordinate with supply agencies for providing required material which can be further transported to the desired destinations. Air India and Alliance Air flights are being operated to carry out the necessary supply operations across the country.
Agencies authorised by MoCA to carry shipment on these flights contact the concerned officials of their region and coordinate for timely delivery/ receipt of shipments.
In order to cater to eastern and north eastern parts of the country, an Alliance Air flight from Delhi to Kolkata carried shipments for Kolkata, Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Agartala on 29th March 2020.
In northern region, IAF flight from Delhi to Chandigarh to Leh carried ICMR VTM kits and other essential cargo.
Alliance Air transferred Pune shipment to Mumbai on Air India flight.
- Flights on this route carried and transported ICMR kits of Shimla, Rishikesh, Lucknow and Imphal from Pune to Delhi. ICMR kits were carried to Chennai. A consignment of Hyderabad was delivered. Consignments of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were also delivered. A consignment of Ministry of Textiles was moved to Coimbatore.
The information sharing, answering of queries and the work at ground is going on round the clock for delivering the supplies to the destinations in a timely manner so the the efforts to fight the COVID-19 are multiplied and supplemented.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal holds video conference with promoters of cold chain projects
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, held video conference today with the promoters of the completed Integrated Cold Chain Projects supported by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in the State of Maharashtra. Minister of State for FPI, Sh. Rameshwar Teli was also present in the meeting.
The promoters of 38 cold chain projects participated in the Video Conference. The promoters interacted with the Union Minister of Food Processing Industries and shared their experience gained/ problems faced in completing the projects. Further, the promoters shared the challenges faced in running the cold chain projects during the lockdown period.
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal emphasized on the need to leverage the collective strength of the Integrated Cold Chain network to cope up with the COVID-19 crisis that has posed a serious challenge to the existing supply chain of food products.
They discussed issues such as piling stocks of frozen vegetables and processed dairy products not finding their traditional markets like restaurants, banquets, hotels etc. amidst the lockdown and further, the difficulty in exporting these products.
The promoters shared that higher number of working hours are required as businesses are operating with 1/3rd or half of labour Force. This has increased the cost of production rendering product as less competitive.
Union FPI Minister discussed following major issues in the Video Conference:
1. Raw material availability and its high cost
2. Impact of Lockdown on operations
3. Labour and Logistics issues
4. High inventory costs
5. Liquidity crisis as payments have to be made to farmers
Prime Minister's Office
List of MoUs/Agreements signed on the sidelines of the 18th India-Russia Annual Summit 
List of MoUs/Agreements signed on the sidelines of the 18th India-Russia Annual Summit 
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Protocol No.2 to the Agreement dated December 5, 2008 between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation
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Agreement between Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited and Joint Stock Company "Cascade - Technologies” for setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle for railways
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Memorandum of Understanding between SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited and State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs ’ on Russian export support and participation in the development of India-Russia capital goods financing/leasing business
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Data on Road Networks
Total length of 6940 km of National Highways has been constructed in the country during year 2019-20 till December, 2019, whereas 1522 km length of National Highways has been constructed during 2019-20 under Bharatmala project.
Maintenance and repair of National Highways is a continuous process. Maintenance of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer  Concessions/ Operation and Maintenance  Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessioners/ Contractors till the Concession Period/ the Defect Liability Period . Maintenance of balance stretches of NHs, including restoration of damages due to floods, rainfalls, etc., on such stretches, are carried out annually as per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority and traffic density to keep such NHs in traffic worthy conditions. Total funds allocated for maintenance of National highways for year 2019-20 is Rs. 2067.17 crore and expenditure till December, 2019 is Rs. 762.50 crore.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Union Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri presides over the"Minorities Day" celebration by the National Commission for Minorities
Govt. has been working for the development of the Minorities with dedication and the results are commendable: Hardeep Singh Puri
National Commission for Minorities felicitates the COVID warriors from minority communities
The National Commission for Minorities celebrated "Minorities Day" here today. Minister of State  for Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri presided over the function. Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Shri Atif Rasheed and senior officials of NCM were also present on the occasion.
On this occasion, the Commission felicitated 12 covid warriors from all the six notified minority communities in appreciation of their exemplary contribution to the society during pandemic.
Shri Hardeep Singh Puriappreciated National Commission for Minorities for felicitating the COVID warriors from minority communities. He also emphasised that over the years, Govt. has been working for the development of the Minorities with dedication and the results are commendable. AatmaNirbhar Bharat is the vision of the Prime Minister of making India a self-reliant nation. In order to make PM's call of "Vocal for Local" a success, minorities themselves are taking initiative and participating in schemes like Make in India, Start up India etc. launched by the Government. With greater coordination, all Minorities will be empowered economically and will move together for development of the country to take it to the next level.
While addressing the gathering, Shri Atif Rasheed, Vice Chairman, National Commission for Minorities congratulated the COVID warriors for their exemplary courage and dedication to the society. He also appealed to all present in the function to come forward and contribute to the society during the testing times like these awardees. He also informed the gathering about the role of the Government to maintain social harmony and peace among different communities. The various schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for the welfare of the minorities are a big step towards social inclusiveness and economic upliftment.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
India at COP27 highlighted the foundational principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities 
India underlined the importance of transfer of climate finance and low-cost climate technologies for the implementation of climate actions by developing countries
Mission LiFE launched to promote sustainable lifestyles
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that India at COP27 highlighted the foundational principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities . India emphasized that all countries should have equitable access to the global carbon budget, a finite global resource, for keeping temperature increase within the limits set by the Paris Agreement  and all countries must stay within their fair share of this global carbon budget while using it responsibly. India also called on the developed countries for climate justice, and for undertaking rapid reductions in emissions during the current decade so as to reach net-zero much earlier than their announced dates, as they have used more than their fair share of the depleting global carbon budget. India also underlined that the transfer of climate finance and low-cost climate technologies have become more important for the implementation of climate actions by developing countries. Climate actions in India and other developing countries can be further accelerated through enhanced climate finance that is largely public, grant based and concessional.
In the written reply it was stated that India also called for concrete actions and funding arrangements to support adaptation and for taking measures to avert and minimise loss and damage from impacts of climate change. India has also called for strong global collaborations in technology development in renewable energy and hard to abate sectors and in particular for technology needs on low carbon emissions, battery storage, green hydrogen, carbon capture use and storage, etc. India continues its call for climate justice, sustainable lifestyles through the LIFE Mission launched in October 2022 and right to development.
India as a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has submitted two National Communications  and three Biennial Update Report  which summarises, interalia, India’s Climate action and its achievements, Greenhouse gas emissions, etc. The latest BUR report encompasses information on National Circumstances, National GHG Inventory, Mitigation Actions, and an analysis of the Constraints, Gaps, and related Financial, Technical and Capacity Needs including information on domestic measurement, reporting, and verification  in climate change.
Ministry of Defence
NEW PROCUREMENT POLICY
Ministry of Defence, after holding stakeholder consultations with Industry Associations, Think Tanks, Services and other government agencies, promulgated Defence Acquisition Procedure -2020 with effect from 01 October 2020. Following are the salient features of DAP-2020 promoting ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’:
- Notification of positive indigenisation lists in respect of weapons/platforms to ensure that equipment as mentioned in the list is not procured ex-import post prescribed timelines.
- Highest priority to procurement under Buy  category.
- Indigenisation of imported spares through Make-III process introduced with the aim of enhancing self-reliance through import substitution.
- Reservation for MSMEs and small shipyards for orders up to Rs 100 crore/year.
- Increased Indigenous Content  in various categories of procurement under DAP-2020.
- Reservation for Indian Vendors with ownership and control by resident Indians in procurement under the categories viz. Buy  [Chapter-2], Make-I & Make-II [Chapter-3] and Strategic Partnership  Model [Chapter-7] of DAP-2020.
- Introduction of new category of Buy  to give push to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government.
To provide further impetus to domestic defence industry, Defence Acquisition Council  has approved on 22 March 2022 following amendments in DAP-2020:
- It has been decided that any import of defence equipment/sourcing from Foreign industry, irrespective of value and type of acquisition should only be an exception requiring specific approval of DAC/Raksha Mantri.
- To reduce financial burden on Indian Industry Integrity Pact Bank Guarantee  has been dispensed with. Earnest Money Deposit  has been introduced as a bid security and Pre-Contract Integrity Pact  cover till conclusion of contract. Post conclusion of contract, Performance cum Warranty Bank Guarantee  to provide the PCIP cover. For projects upto Rs. 100 crore and for MSMEs & start-ups, EMD requirement has been waived.
- Procedure for acquisition through iDEX and Make-II has been simplified with compression of timelines.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Iranna Kadadi in Rajya Sabha on April 04, 2022.
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